Evaluating the Long-Term Efficacy of Acupuncture Therapy for Subacute Poststroke Aphasia: Study Protocol for a Randomized, Blinded, Controlled, Multicentre Trial
Table 4
Location of acupoints used in the acupuncture group.
Acupoints
Location
DU20 (Baihui)
On the median line of the head, 5 cun superior to the anterior hairline, at about the middle on the connecting line between the two auricular tips
EX-HN1 (Sishencong)
On the vertex, 1 cun from the front, back, left, and right to DU20 (Baihui), common 4 points
HT5 (Tongli)
On the palmar side of the forearm, 1 cun superior to the transverse crease of the wrist, at the radial border of the ulnar carpal flexor muscular tendon
GB39 (Xuanzhong)
On the lateral side of the leg, 3 cun directly above the tip of lateral malleolus at the anterior border of the fibula
EX-HN12 (Jinjin)
In the mouth, EX-HN12 (Jinjin) is located with tongue furled, on the vein on the left side of the frenulum of the tongue
EX-HN13 (Yuye)
EX-HN13 (Yuye) is located on the vein on the right side of the frenulum of the tongue
CV23 (Lianquan)
In the neck, on the anterior midline, above the laryngeal protuberance, in the depression of the superior border of the hyoid bone
